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US challenge next for defending women's world chess champion Ju Wenjun

  • Non-Olympic Sports

China's defending champion Ju Wenjun will meet Irina Krush of the United States in the second round of the Women's World Chess Championships at Khanty-Mansisyk in Russia.

in the round-of-32 by completing victory over Ukraine's Inna Gaponenko.Eighth-seeded Tan Zhongyi of China




Beijing named host of SportAccord in 2020

  • SportAccord News

China's capital city Beijing has been announced as the host of the 2020 SportAccord World Sport and Business Summit.

“Consumer interest for sport in China continues to grow rapidly.

influential figures in sporting politics.The 2020 summit will be the 18th edition of SportAccord.With China

“Hosting the 2020 SportAccord Convention will promote the sports development in Beijing and China at


Arkhangelsk hosts leg of Krasnoyarsk 2019 Universiade Torch Relay

  • Krasnoyarsk 2019

Arkhangelsk in the north of Russia became the latest city to host a leg of the Winter Universiade Torch Relay for Krasnoyarsk 2019, with the event concluding with a game of bandy. 

 The Relay began on September 20 in Turin, with Almaty in Kazakhstan and Harbin in China also hosting


Finland to welcome international new boys at World Para Ice Hockey Championships C-Pool

  • Para Ice Hockey News

Hosts Finland will be joined by two countries for the 2018 edition of the World Para Ice Hockey Championships C-Pool, which begins tomorrow in Vierumaki.

Australia and China are also taking part with both competing in a major international tournament for

opportunity of reaching the A-Pool which provides a path to the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics.For China

We know they are putting resources to Para Ice Hockey in China with the Beijing Winter Paralympics getting

 Australia will make their international debut alongside China ©IPC"And I have heard they have started

to Austria on a penalty shoot-out.They will open the tournament against Australia tomorrow, before China



Hungary break 5,000m relay world record at Short Track World Cup in Calgary

  • Short Track

Hungary broke the world record in the men's 5,000 metres relay as the International Skating Union Short Track World Cup concluded in Calgary.

illness to win the silver medal.Wu then added a second gold of the day and a third of the event as China

compatriot Lara van Ruijven won the second 500m event of the weekend in a surprise result.Kexin Fan of China




Shi leads the way as China make their mark on 2018 IWF World Championships

  • Weightlifting

China's Shi Zhiyong set world standards in the snatch, clean and jerk and total as he cruised to success in the men's 73 kilograms category here at the 2018 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships in Turkmenistan's capital.

broke the world standard total to top the men's 67kg podium ©IWFThere was also overall success for China


Ito and Fan triumph at ITTF Swedish Open

  • Table Tennis

Japan's Mima Ito whitewashed China's world number one Zhu Yuling to win the women's title at the International Table Tennis Federation Swedish Open.

 "In Halmstad at the World Championships I won against China.

World number one and top seed Fan Zhendong of China won the men's event ©ITTFIn the men's event, world

number one and top seed Fan Zhendong of China won the Swedish Open for the third time by seeing off


China continue good form at Pacific-Asia Curling Championships

  • Curling

China top the men's round-robin pool after day two of action at the Pacific-Asia Curling Championships

hosts South Korea after an extra end ©WCFHosts South Korea recovered from their opening day defeat to China

Australia.They share third place with Hong Kong who ended the day on an identical record by following their China

triumph over the winless Qataris.The first matches in the women's competition were also held today with China


Minsk 2019 European Games selfie competition extended

  • Minsk 2019

A selfie contest run by the organisers of the Minsk 2019 European Games has been extended until December 31.

hashtag #Minsk2019.So far, more than 100 photos have been uploaded from 22 different countries such as China